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There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: It's My Party (NOT the Lesley Gore hit)
From: Billy G Spradlin
2. re: The Breakaways
From: M. Anthony
3. Early over dubs
From: Doc Rock
4. Paul Evans
From: Michael Godin
5. I Had A Dream
From: Phil Chapman
6. more Breakaways associations
From: Mark Wirtz
7. Re: Kalin Twins
From: Frank
8. re: MULTI-TRACKING / MULTI-IDENTITIES / PATTI PAGE
From: Mick Patrick
9. Red Bird /Blue Cat Licensing
From: Geoff Mullins
10. Re: Sandra King/Rosetta Hightower live
From: simon white
11. DJ Dick Summer
From: Dan Hughes danhughes@juno.com
12. Phil's guitar sound
From: Luke Robson
13. Re: Dynovoice (Dot) LP 1904=????
From: Dan Hughes
14. RE: DYNOVOICE
From: Mick Patrick
15. DJ Dick Summer
From: Dan Hughes
16. Re: I Had A Dream
From: Mark Frumento
17. Darlene / Moose
From: Jimmy Crescitelli
18. Re: Darlene/Moose & The Pelicans
From: Jeffrey Glen
19. Re: DJ Dick Summer
From: Phil Milstein
20. I Had A Dream/Sylvia and the Sapphires
From: Will Stos
21. Re: THE DAUGHTERS OF EVE
From: Davie Gordon
22. Zekley/Grady
From: Jeffrey Glenn
23. Keith Hopkins
From: John Lester
24. re: Darlene / Moose
From: Mick Patrick
25. Re: I Had A Dream
From: Phil Chapman
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 21:14:14 -0000
From: Billy G Spradlin
Subject: Re: It's My Party (NOT the Lesley Gore hit)
Brett Wheadon wrote:
> I've been over to an independent CD store http://www.cdbaby.com
> which lists a group called "It's My Party." The tracks I've
> heard on the site sound pretty swell, can anyone give me a
> review of this disc, and more information about the
> writer/producer?
I highly reccomend them! They have released fine 2 CD-Singles and a
excellent album called "Can I Get To Know You Better" where they do a
great cover of that Sloan/Barri classic plus the Rag Dolls "Dusty"
and the McKinleys "Someone Cares For Me". They sound like 60's east
coast girl groups like the Angels or Delrons - fine with me!
They have a Mp3.com page at
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/154/its_my_party.html
Be sure to check out or download the track "Cant".
They also have another track to download, "That Boy John" on
http://www.iuma.com
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 23:07:13 +0100 (BST)
From: M. Anthony
Subject: re: The Breakaways
Dear Spectropop,
As discussed recently, the Breakaways were among Britain's most
prolific studio singers of the 1960s. The following is a near
complete listing of all those they sang with on record:
Adam Faith
Adrienne Poster
Alan David
Alan David
Alma Cogan
Andee Silver
Antoinette
Bachelors
Barbara Kay
Barbara Ruskin
Barry Benson
Barry St. John
Beryl Marsden
Bid Dee Irwin
Billy Davis
Billy Fury
Billy J. Kramer
Bobby Rio
Bobby Rydell
Brian Poole
Brigitte Bardot
Bruce Forsyth
Bryan Davies
Burt Bacharach
Calvin James
Carol Deene
Carter-Lewis & the Southerners
Charlie Drake
Chris Curtis
Christine Evans
Christine Holmes
Christine Quaite
Chubby Checker
Cilla Black
Cindy Cole
Cliff Richard
Dany Chandelle
Daryl Quist
Daryl Quist
Dave Berry
Dave Ventura
David Nelson
David Symonds
Debbie Lee
Diana Dors
Dilys Watling
Dionne Warwick
Donna Douglas
Dusty Springfield
Eddie King
Eden Kane
Eleanor Toner
Elkie Brooks
Emma Rede
Ethna Campbell
Fran & Alan
Francoise Hardy
Frank Ifield
Frankie Vaughan
Freddie & the Dreamers
Freddie Ryder
Gary & the Ariels
George Bean
George E. Washington
Georgie Fame
Giles, Giles & Fripp
Glenda Collins
Glo Macari
Gloria Roma
Graham Bonney
Guy Darrell
Harry H. Corbett
Heinz
Helen Shapiro
ie Jones
Jack Jones
Jackie DeShannon
Jackie Trent
James Last
Jan Burnnette
Jan Panter
Janie Jones
Janie Marden
Jean Martin
Jet Harris
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy James & the Vagabonds
Jimmy Justice
Joan Sims
Joe Brown
Joey & the Gentlemen
John Andrews
John Curtis
John L. Watson & the Hummelflugs
John Paul Jones
John Rowles
John Summers
Johnny B. Great
Johnny Bev
Johnny Halliday
Johnny Kidd
Johnny Mathis
Johnny Sandon
Julie Grant
Julie Rogers
Karol Keyes
Kathy Kirby
Ken Cope
Kenny Lynch
Kiki Dee
Krimson Kake
Lewis Rich
Linda Graham
Linda Saxone
Long John Baldry
Lorraine Gray
Louise Cordet
Lulu
Madeline Bell
Marianne Faithfull
Mark London
Mark Wirtz
Mark Wynter
Martha Smith
Marty Wilde
Matt Munro
Michael Haslam
Mike & Bernie Winters
Mike Hurst
Mike Sarne
Millie
Nicky James
Olivia Newton John
P. J. Proby
Patrick Dane
Patsy Ann Noble
Paul & Barry Ryan
Paul Anka
Paul Jones
Peter & Gordon
Peter Cook & Dudley Moore
Petula Clark
Pinkerton.s Assorted Colours
Richard Anthony
Rick Jones
Rita Pavone
Robert Henry
Russ Loader
Salena Jones
Samantha Jones
Sandra Barry
Sharon Tandy
Sheila Southern
Simone Jackson
Sounds Incorporated
Steve Aldo
Stevie Lewis
Sue & Sunshine
Susan Holliday
Susan Maughan
Tammy St. John
Teddy Green
The Dunning Brothers
The Fourmost
The Honeycombs
The Interns
The Koobas
The Lemmings
The Long & the Short
The McKinleys
The Moontrekkers
The Motions
The Tony Hatch Sound
The Walker Brothers
Tom Jones
Tommy Bruce
Tommy Cooper
Tony Blackburn
Tony Brook
Tony Colton
Tony Jackson & the Vibrations
Tony Sheveton
Tony Washington
Troy Daines
Twice As Much
Valerie Mitchell
Vera Lynn
Vicki Carr
Victor Sylvester
Vince Eager
Zoot Money
To know the Breakaways is to be BEDAZZLED!
Best wishes,
M. Anthony
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 20:31:25 -0400
From: Doc Rock
Subject: Early over dubs
The question was asked, who started the dual lead vocal habit.
Well, Kay Star had #1 with "Wheel of Fortune" in 1952, but I'll have to
go with Patti Page and "Tennessee Waltz" in 1950 (covered by Les Paul).
Doc Rock
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 16:32:00 -0700
From: Michael Godin
Subject: Paul Evans
Hi Folks,
Re: Kalin Twins
This great hit song was written by Paul Evans, who I remain
in contact with via my radio show Treasure Island Oldies.
Among other songs he wrote include "Roses Are Red, My Love" for
Bobby Vinton, "I Gotta Know" for Elvis, and of course, his own
big hits "Seven Little Girls (Sitting In The Back Seat)", "Happy
Go Lucky Me" and others. He also wrote "Happiness Is", one of the
most successful advertising campaigns in TV and Radio history.
He sent me a brand new album that has just been released: "Roses
Are Red, My Love" is the title. This new album includes his own
version of "Roses Are Red, My Love" as well as a new contemporary
version of "When", the massive hit he wrote for the Kalins.
You could get more info on the new album from Paul's website at
http://www.paulevans.com
Cheers!
Michael Godin
Treasure Island Oldies Show
www.TreasureIslandOldies.com
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 03:59:46 +0100
From: Phil Chapman
Subject: I Had A Dream
Recent talk of Diane Renay prompts me to ask about "I Had A Dream",
one of my favourites. It doesn't seem to show on any CD comp, or
bootleg for that matter. Yet it is, IMHO, one of her best. A
clattering Crewe rhythm track, good tune, wall-to-wall backing vocals,
a fine performance from Diane culminating in a molybdenum-splitting note
that will see off your finest crystal, and send the neighbourhood dogs
running for shelter. Now I suppose I should play it to musica.....enjoy.
Couple of questions for the experts - Who are the backing vocals, they
sound familiar, and who is the male 'preacher' vocal that says "Do you
take this girl to be your wife?"
Phil
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 00:21:57 EDT
From: Mark Wirtz
Subject: more Breakaways associations
<>
You might wish to add:
Jackie Lynton
Peanut
Dany Chandelle
Simon & Pi
Valerie Avon
Kris Ife
Bob Monkhouse
Miki Anthony
M:)
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 07:46:37 +0200
From: Frank
Subject: Re: Kalin Twins
Mark Frumento:
> Hope you listened again. I actually like "It's Only the Beginning"
> better. They seem to have several Everly like tracks.
Well after listening again, I'd confirm their best track is still
"When" but the CD is far from being uninteresting, funnily enough
I find their covers of other singers hits more interesting than most
of the original numbers. I particularly liked their version of the
Bobby Veeish Joe Brown hit : "A Picture of You" and of The Eddie
Hodges song: "I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door". They also do "Bye Bye
Blackbird", "True Love", "Zing Went The String of My Heart", ...
Frank
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 10:42:12 +0100
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: re: MULTI-TRACKING / MULTI-IDENTITIES / PATTI PAGE
Hi,
Credit where credit is due. The queen, and possible instigator,
of the dual-tracked vocal was PATTI PAGE. The legendary
singer also fits quite neatly into our recent multiple identity
thread. Plucked from my molybdenum bin, here are a few
paragraphs what I wrote earlier:
Patti Page, "The Singing Rage", is one of the biggest selling
recording stars of all time. With hits spanning the late-'40s
through to the early-'80s, her total record sales are in excess
of 100 million. Not bad for an Okie from Muskogee who fell into
a career in music by accident.
Born Clara Ann Fowler in Oklahoma in 1927, it was as a hopeful
graphic artist that she approached Tulsa radio station KTUL for a
summer job in the early-'40s. Instead they offered her a job as a
singer. She broadcast billed as both Ann Fowler and Ann Foster
before the star of the "Meet Patti Page Show" resigned and the
station gave Clara Ann the vacant post. To oblige the show's
sponsors, the Page Milk Company, her name was changed to
suit.
She signed with Mercury in 1946 and never looked back. Patti's
fist hit, "Confess", was a pioneering adventure in the art of over-
dubbing, following which multi-tracked vocals became her trade-
mark.
Before long she had scored #1s with "All My Love", "Tennessee
Waltz" (a 10 million selling pop-to-country crossover sensation),
"I Went To Your Wedding" and "(How Much Is That) Doggie In
The Window". Smash hits continued with "Let Me Go, Lover!",
"Allegheny Moon", "Old Cape Cod" and "Left Right Out Of Your
Heart".
Patti switched to the Columbia label in 1963 and was soon back
in the Top 10 with "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte", the theme song
to the Bette Davis movie. Her most recent big seller was the 1981
Country charter "No Aces". In 1999 Patti Page found herself back
in the limelight by proxy when her 1957 classic "Old Cape Cod"
was sampled by Groove Armada for their hit "On The Beach".
MICK PATRICK
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 20:57:17 +1000
From: Geoff Mullins
Subject: Red Bird /Blue Cat Licensing
I have often wondered where the ownership of the Red
Bird/Blue Cat material now lies. I read somewhere ages
ago that when George Goldner sold the label, the deal was
split between Shelby Singelton and Atlantic.
I then read later on that the Atlantic part of the deal
never actually went through. Does Charly now own the
rights to the entire catalogue from Red Bird 10-001 to
10-083 and to Blue Cat BC-129. In the notes for the
Charly release "Legendary Record Labels" it is stated
that George sold Red Bird and Blue Cat masters to
different companies. If this is the case, would the
rights go with these sales.
I am also not clear that if Charly now own the rights to
the entire back catalogue, would they also own the rights
to the rarer tracks such as Red Bird 10-062 The Silence
with "Hey You Lolita".
Can someone please advise whether there is a Red Bird
Sound Volume 5 planned via Diamond Recordings. Volume 4
was released in 1998. I cannot track Diamond on the net
anywhere.
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 12:11:07 +0100
From: simon white
Subject: Re: Sandra King/Rosetta Hightower live
Martin Roberts wrote
[Simon]>> Any info reaction to - Sandra King "Leave It Up To
>>The Boys?"
> LOVE IT! both sides great. Info none - besides label credits.
Martin you are a man of taste.
Out of interest, I witnessed last night, along with other interested
parties, a live performance by Ms Rosetta Hightower, at the North
London venue "The Rocket". She sang a couple of her Northern Soul
favourites with The Orlons, namely [the hits, not The Orlons],
"Once Upon A Time", "Spinnin' Top", "Envy (In my Eyes)" and......
errr............ [the brain's gone, sleep deprevation kicking in.
I didnt leave the venue until 7 am]
Anyway, as I had the privilege of doing the first DJ spot of the
night, I thought I would keep it to all girl stuff, with a couple of
exceptions, but one is a Princess, and the other is an instrumental,
so it's possible there were girls present. I've reproduced the playlist
below.
The next Rocket is, as always, on the last Saturday of the month, July 29th,
and will have live on stage Sandi Sheldon (aka Kenni Woods). It will be,
as they say, a 'packer'.
Simon
In Orbit - Joy Lovejoy
A Little Bit Of Something - Little Richard
Gotta Draw The Line -The 3 Degrees
I'll Always Love You - Cindy Gibson
Lonely Girl - The Young Folk
What Kind Of Fool - The Dixie Cups
I Think Of You - The Chantelles
I'm Living A Lie - Barbara Jean English
Bridge Of Love - Joy Fleming
The East Side Of town - Melinda Marx
I Dont Wanna Walk Alone - Marie Knight
1, 02 , 03 - Sarah Vaughan
Signal Your Intention - Kim Weston
Walk Tall Like A Man - Christy Allen
My Heart Needs A Break - Brenda Jones
You Cant Do That - Doris Willingham
Tracks To Your Mind - The Sounds Of Lane
Here Comes Loneliness - The Teardrops
You Wont be There - The Teardrops
He Loves Me - The Chalfontes
I Got A Feeling - Barbara Randolph
I Want To Go Back There Again - Chris Clark
Dont Come Running To Me - Sissie Houston
I Got To Tell Somebody - Betty Everett
I Aint Got Nobody - Barbara Mason
At Last I Found A Love - The Sweet Inspirations
All The Time - Dian Hart
And The Trouble With Me Is You - Judy Stone
Leave It Up To The Boys - Sandra King
I'll Do Anything - Dee Dee Sharp
It's Torture - Maxine Brown
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 07:28:43 -0500
From: Dan Hughes danhughes@juno.com
Subject: DJ Dick Summer
Jimmy relates that Boston DJ Dick Summer promoted the Bosstown sound:
I grew up in Indianapolis, and Dick Summer did 7-midnight there before he
went to WBZ. He also had a Saturday afternoon dance party on TV, a local
version of Bandstand.
And he's written several books of Rod McKuen-like poetry, called Lovin'
Touch, Lovin' Touch II, etc. Here's his itinerary:
Dick Summer
WROW [Albany NY] 1956
WNHC [New Haven CT] 1957
WCPO [Cincinnati OH] 1958
WIBC [Indianapolis IN] 1959
WIL [St. Louis MO] 1959
WIBC [Indianapolis IN] 1959
WISH [Indianapolis] 1961
WBZ [Boston MA] 1963
WNEW-FM [New York NY] 1968
WNEW [New York] 1969
WMEX [Boston] 1969
WPLJ [New York] 1972
WNBC [New York] 1974
WYNY [New York] 1979
WPIX [New York] 1982
WTMX [Chicago IL] 1991
You can find the job history of hundreds of DJs here:
http://www.440.com/440sat.html
Enjoy!
---Dan, http://members.soltec.net/~dan (spiffy home page)
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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 12:46:56 +0000
From: Luke Robson
Subject: Phil's guitar sound
Hello all,
I was wondering if anyone could possibly tell me what guitars
Phil Spector used in his 'wall of sound'(ie brands, models, etc)?
I would greatly appreciate your information.
Thanks,
Luke
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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 08:18:29 -0500
From: Dan Hughes
Subject: Re: Dynovoice (Dot) LP 1904=????
Leonardo Flores
> Does anybody have any Idea what Record 1904 is or if it was ever
> released at all
Leonardo, do you have a list of Dynovoice singles? Possibly that would
give us a clue to the missing LP. I worked at a radio station that was
on the Dynovoice promo mailing list (I still have the Glitterhouse LP
they sent me), and a list of their singles might spark my memory.
Thanks,
---Dan
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Message: 14
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 16:42:52 +0100
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: RE: DYNOVOICE
Original Message From Dan Hughes
> Leonardo, do you have a list of Dynovoice singles? Possibly that
> would give us a clue to the missing LP. I worked at a radio station
> that was on the Dynovoice promo mailing list (I still have the
> Glitterhouse LP they sent me), and a list of their singles might
> spark my memory.
Hi,
A quick search around the Spectropop site throws up:
http://www.geocities.com/antlion7/dyno.htm a great place for Dynovoice
information. Wasn't the missing Cat. # supposed to be the Toys' aborted
second LP?
Must dash, I'll be late for Petula Clark at the Palladium! If anyone
spots me at the bar - tall, strawberry blonde hair flecked with
molybdenum - I'll have a bloody mary!
MICK PATRICK
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Message: 15
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 15:57:45 -0000
From: Dan Hughes
Subject: DJ Dick Summer
Jimmy relates that Boston DJ Dick Summer promoted the Bosstown sound:
I grew up in Indianapolis, and Dick Summer did 7-midnight there
before he
went to WBZ. He also had a Saturday afternoon dance party on TV, a
local
version of Bandstand.
And he's written several books of Rod McKuen-like poetry, called
Lovin'
Touch, Lovin' Touch II, etc. Here's his itinerary:
Dick Summer
WROW [Albany NY] 1956
WNHC [New Haven CT] 1957
WCPO [Cincinnati OH] 1958
WIBC [Indianapolis IN] 1959
WIL [St. Louis MO] 1959
WIBC [Indianapolis IN] 1959
WISH [Indianapolis] 1961
WBZ [Boston MA] 1963
WNEW-FM [New York NY] 1968
WNEW [New York] 1969
WMEX [Boston] 1969
WPLJ [New York] 1972
WNBC [New York] 1974
WYNY [New York] 1979
WPIX [New York] 1982
WTMX [Chicago IL] 1991
You can find the job history of hundreds of DJs here:
http://www.440.com/440sat.html
Enjoy!
---Dan, http://members.soltec.net/~dan (spiffy home page)
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Message: 16
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 16:10:47 -0000
From: Mark Frumento
Subject: Re: I Had A Dream
Phil Chapman:
> Recent talk of Diane Renay prompts me to ask about "I Had A Dream",
> one of my favourites.
This is a great song.....I was wondering if it was written by
Gaudio/Crewe?
I also like "The Company You Keep", although I only have part of the
song.... another great one with some of the same Crewe sound... with
other things mixed in. Anyone know where I can get the complete song?
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Message: 17
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 12:33:22 EDT
From: Jimmy Crescitelli
Subject: Darlene / Moose
Jeff Glenn: Thanks for the very detailed Laguna notes re
Moose & the Pelicans! I've got a recording of Moose & the Pelicans
doing "He's A Rebel..." and the lead sounds so much like Darlene...
could be?
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Message: 18
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 10:16:50 -0700
From: Jeffrey Glen
Subject: Re: Darlene/Moose & The Pelicans
Phil Milstein:
> "What was Laguna's involvement with that track? I thought it
> came out of San Francisco, and that he worked mostly in New
> York. But then again I believe he did some production for
> Beserkley in the late '70s, and they were located in the Bay
> Area, which would seem to place the perp at the time and
> location in question."
Laguna was the coproducer along with Beserkley mainstays Glen Kolotkin and
Matthew King Kaufman. Kenny had ended up in San Francisco in 1972 while a
road musician for Tommy James & The Shondells, and he produced several
albums for Beserkley during the 70's. The LAGUNA TUNES CD also contains one
of his coproductions - again with Kolotkin and Kaufman - for the Beserkley
supergroup Spitballs ("Let Her Dance" featuring members of Earth Quake, The
Greg Kihn Band, The Rubinoos, and Jonathan Richman).
Earth Quake is also the band on "Gilligan's Island (Stairway)", and they
recorded the track at The Who's Ramport Studios in London with Little Roger
Clark later adding his vocal in San Francisco. Truly one of the great
novelty records of the 70's!
Jeff
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Message: 19
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 12:55:55 +0000
From: Phil Milstein
Subject: Re: DJ Dick Summer
Dan Hughes wrote:
> And he's written several books of Rod McKuen-like poetry, called
> Lovin' Touch, Lovin' Touch II, etc. Here's his itinerary:
I can't speak for his other gigs, but at least in his New
York incarnation Dick used to read that stuff on the air,
over light pop instrumental beds.
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Message: 20
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 15:43:48 -0400
From: Will Stos
Subject: I Had A Dream/Sylvia and the Sapphires
Phil Chapman wrote:
> Couple of questions for the experts - Who are the backing vocals,
> they sound familiar
The backing vocalists for that session were new recruits to
Crewe's productions, the Toys (aka the Charlettes). You can
definitely hear Barbara Harris' soaring soprano. For those have
have heard Diane's version of "See How They Run", do the Toys make
an appearance there too?
Also, for girl group experts... Who are Sylvia and the Sapphires
who sang "Shopping Around"? It sounds like the best Crystals take-
off ever, but the instrumentation sounds too modern to be from the
60s. The 70s or 80s maybe? Still, the vocals and lyrics are a
great tribute to the girl group era. Was this, like It's My Party,
a tribute group? Was this from a movie soundtrack?
Will
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Message: 21
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 19:53:14 -0000
From: Davie Gordon
Subject: Re: THE DAUGHTERS OF EVE
Mick Patrick wrote:
> I urgently need information about Chicago all-girl outfit
> THE DAUGHTERS OF EVE
Hi Mick,
In an interview with Dutch Wenzlaff in "Lost And Found" there's a
mention of the Daughters of Eve. One of the members was the sister
of Justin Pomeroy, lead singer for Chicago garage band the Dirty
Wurds. Wenzlaff mentions that their father was a church minister.
Not a lot to go on, I'll grant you, but it's the only info. I've
seen on the group other than their entry in Fuzz, Acid ..
Davie Gordon
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Message: 22
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 10:26:57 -0700
From: Jeffrey Glenn
Subject: Zekley/Grady
I was rereading the article on Gary Zekley in the third Dumb Angel Gazette,
and it talks about the rare version of "Summertime Summertime" that was
released on Br'er Bird Records as by Our Gang. The M&M Japan CD THE MELODY
GOES ON VOL. 1 contains the B-side of this 45, but does anyone have the
A-side that they could post to musica? There are reportedly only 22 copies
of this record around in the hands of collectors, but if anyone was to have
a copy (or a burn, or an mp3 - anything!), it would be someone on this list.
:-)
Also does anyone have a discography for Don Grady's 1964-66 45's on Capitol
and Challenge? I know about Capitol 4632 "One Good Turn Deserves
Another"/"It's Better This Way" from 1964, but there is at least one other
Capitol 45 (my reference shows he recorded 45's for Capitol in 1964-65, and
for Challenge in 1966). Any help (and leads to locate any of them) would be
greatly appreciated!
Jeff
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Message: 23
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 23:01:17 +0100
From: John Lester
Subject: Keith Hopkins
On Friends Reunited for my primary school, it says we have a
famous pupil by the name of Keith Hopkins aka Keith West......
Richard Alibon.........Dagenham, Essex
I bet I got the slipper across my backside more times than he did!
Arf arf....
John Lester
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Message: 24
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 23:53:39 +0100
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: re: Darlene / Moose
Original Message From Jimmy Crescitelli:
> Jeff Glenn: Thanks for the very detailed Laguna notes re
> Moose & the Pelicans! I've got a recording of Moose & the Pelicans
> doing "He's A Rebel..." and the lead sounds so much like Darlene...
> could be?
Hi,
Jimmy, Darlene Love told me personally that she DID sing lead on
"He's A Rebel" by Moose & the Pelicans. Kenny Laguna was her manager
at the time . . . "I told Kenny, I didn't wanna be Moose, let me be one
of the Pelicans, but not Moose!". Only those with molybdenum in their
ears could fail to recognise her on this record.
MICK PATRICK
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Message: 25
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 23:09:58 -0000
From: Phil Chapman
Subject: Re: I Had A Dream
Mark Frumento wrote:
> This is a great song.....I was wondering if it was written by
> Gaudio/Crewe?
It's Crewe-Linzer-Randell, arr & cond Denny Randell.
Will Stos:
> The backing vocalists for that session were new recruits to
> Crewe's productions, the Toys (aka the Charlettes). You can
> definitely hear Barbara Harris' soaring soprano.
Thanks - should have guessed that really.
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